JOSHUA POLSON/jpolson@greeleytribune.com
A row of trees hides an oil pump in the Pawnee Grasslands Thursday afternoon near Grover. Trees, fences, and other barriers are being employed in both rural and urban facilities to make oil and gas equipment visually more appealing.

JOSHUA POLSON/jpolson@greeleytribune.com
A crude oil storage tank is hidden by trees near the Aims Community College campus Thursday afternoon in Greeley. Oil and gas companies are finding new ways to hide and make their facilities aesthetically pleasing in residential areas.